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January 02, 2009

Hundred book challenge

I am calling it a challenge because New Year's resolutions are silly. She has made me feel even more pathetic over my reading habits than I did before by reading 96 books in 2008. So I'm going to aim for 100 in 2009 and see if my terminal competitiveness will get me going ^_^

Rules: No old sickday favourites, but books read previously are allowed.

Two down, 98 to go:
Jumper - Stephen Gould
Pistols for Two - Georgette Heyer (yes I started with some easy ones, what???)

January 01, 2009

Matters of concern

My inability to withstand temperatures below 24 degrees C is actually getting alarming, especially the bit where random toes go white and dead while wearing shoes, socks, jeans, tights under the socks and jeans, vest, sweater over vest, and sitting in a room temperature room filled with other people. Admittedly it is cold this week in Britain. Am starting to wonder if have actually died and not noticed yet.

Potential solutions:

Obtain geothermally heated underwear.

Drink even more tea than currently, thus turning self into giant hot water bottle.

Refuse to get out of bed ever (electric blanket, oh yes).

Hibernate for approximately 11.5 months of the British year. (it's like the international year, but with more rain)

Emigrate to Hawaii. Or Venus.